[Spridgets] anyone ever hear of a factory Mk I Sprite, w/boot/trunk lid?

[Bud Osbourne]

Hmmmm.  Interesting reply, Jay.  So, I take it that "somebody" built some Mk
I Sprites w/boot lids, but the debate has been about whether or not the
factory built them?
Well, I don't recall ever reading anything in Geoff Healey's books stating
that the factory did them.  But, that's the extent of my knowledge on the
subject.

Bud

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Fishbein [mailto:jfishbein at snet.net] 
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 9:52 PM
To: Bud Osbourne
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] anyone ever hear of a factory Mk I Sprite,
w/boot/trunk lid?

Ah yes. Round 17 of "The factory built a Bugeye with a trunk lid"
discussion.

Before we embark on those details, can we talk about that lake in Scotland?

Jay Fishbein
61 Innocenti Spider w/factory trunk lid
63 Pink Sprite Mk II with Pink trunk lid

On Jun 24, 2013, at 9:44 PM, "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:

> At a local trolley museum anniversary celebration (50 years), yesterday.
> The museum had a classic car display and asked our local Triumph club 
> to get some cars out.  Yeah, mine was the only MG there, but that's fine,
too.
> 
> Anyway, there was a guy there with a Mk I Sprite, which was fitted 
> with a boot/trunk lid.  He says he's the second owner and the original 
> owner was a good friend of his.  He claims the he was told (he really 
> didn't know much about Brit cars and didn't claim to, either) that his 
> car is one of six Sprites built with boot/trunk lids.
> 
> 
> 
> Anyone ever hear of the factory doing anything like this?  I thought 
> it could possibly have been some sort of prototype/design study done 
> late in the Mk I production run, when BMC was looking for ways to 
> "freshen" the design, to compete against the soon to be introduced
Spitfire.  Thoughts?
> 
> And, no, unfortunately, I didn't have my camera along with me.